About Us
West Sussex Alternative Provision College (WSAPC) is an educational establishment based across the county on seven separate sites, providing education for pupils whom are permanently excluded, at risk of exclusion or too ill to attend school.
Our ethos is to provide FOCUS (Future, Opportunities, Curriculum, Us, School) for our pupils to re-engage them in their learning and support re-integration to mainstream provision.
Job Details
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Psychologist to assist in the educational and social development of pupils via direct work with children, young people and their families.
- Plan and deliver appropriate support to school staff, families and children.
- To provide support for pupils inside and outside of the classroom enabling them to fully participate and access learning.
- Contribute to the development of a safe and stimulating learning environment.
- Be a key member of the Curriculum Access team.
- Collate, analyse and present data to relevant groups.
- Provide feedback, including contributing to written reports and formal meetings when required.
Key Accountabilities
- Use consultation and assessment skills to identify children, young people and families’ needs for further assistance and refer this to the appropriate colleagues
- Plan, Manage and implement Interventions, such as; Play therapy; CFT; CBT; mindfulness; psychoeducation
- Support staff/child reflective debriefs
- Undertake Psychological assessments as necessary
- Implement Functional behaviour analysis/ Positive behavioural support
- Oversee the development and use of documents and tools such as; BSPs, Boxall Profiles, Risk Assessments, ABC charts.
- Assist the teacher with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour/Support/Mentoring plans
- Assist in the supervision, training and development of staff
- Take a lead role in managing and delivering pastoral support to pupils
- Attend to pupils’ personal needs and provide advice to assist in their social, health & hygiene development
- Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model
- Provide information and advice to enable pupils to make choices about their own learning/behaviour/attendance
- Challenge and motivate pupils, promote and reinforce self-esteem
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress, achievement, behaviour, attendance, etc.
- Support pupils’ access to learning using appropriate strategies, resources, etc.
- Monitor and evaluate pupils’ responses and progress against action plans through observation and planned recording
- Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to other staff on pupils’ achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence
- Manage record keeping systems and processes using Bromcom
- Take lead role in the development and implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies
- Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers, exchanging information, facilitating their support for their child’s attendance, access and learning and supporting home to school and community links
- Determine the need for, prepare and use specialist equipment, plans and resources to support pupils
- Attend Clinical Supervision
What You Need to Succeed
Qualifications and Knowledge
- A good standard of education across a range of subjects
- GCSE (or equivalent) pass at Grade C or above in English and Mathematics
- An Honours degree in Psychology, or a recognised equivalent qualification, which provides Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society.
- A passion for modelling therapeutic practice to enable young people to succeed
- Understanding of the complexities of the application of psychology when working with children, young people and families
- The ability to inspire, challenge and motivate, working with anxiety to overcome challenges
- The confidence, skills and abilities to support school teams
- Excellent communication skills with high levels of emotional intelligence, resilience and flexibility
- Ability to promote reflective thinking in teams
- The ability to work collaboratively as a member within a professional multi-disciplinary team
- A responsive, highly approachable attitude and the ability to support your colleagues in this challenging yet rewarding environment
- Be excellent practitioners with high expectations of all pupils
- Be passionate about child-centred learning
- Have excellent organisational and communication skills and enjoy working in a team
- Be able to make a positive contribution to the ethos of our school
- Have a firm commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities for all
- Full working knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice/legislation
- Working knowledge of national curriculum and other relevant learning programmes
Other Requirements
Able to travel independently to various locations around the county which may not be easily accessible by public transport.
Benefits
We can offer:
- Opportunity to work in a rewarding and vibrant team environment
- Full support and ongoing training
- Invaluable experience of working in an Alternative Provision setting
- Inclusion in our School Wellbeing strategy
- Term time plus two weeks contract
- LGPS Pension
How to Apply
To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below.
Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).
Once complete please return this to [email protected]
Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on 01444 232 771
NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.
The reference number for this role is SCHO02933.
Safeguarding Statement
West Sussex Alternative provision college and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.
